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Bay City staff present balanced FY 2025–26 general fund proposal; expenditures about $28.7 million
Summary
City staff presented the proposed FY 2025–26 general fund budget to the Bay City Commission, showing a roughly 3% increase over FY24–25, continuing a string of balanced budgets and reporting progress on retiree liabilities and targeted transfers to capital projects.
City staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 general fund budget to the Bay City Commission on May 5, 2025, showing total general fund expenditures around $28.7 million and describing the plan as a balanced budget.
The proposal, delivered by Mr. Martini, budget presenter, emphasized the city’s 12th consecutive balanced budget and projected a roughly 3% increase in the general fund compared with FY 2024–25. "It is a balanced budget, again, for the twelfth consecutive year in a row," Mr. Martini said.
The budget presentation laid out revenues, personnel changes and the city's long-term liabilities. Assessed value in the city exceeded $1,000,000,000, staff said, noting that taxable value growth remains limited by state rules. Personnel counts in the general fund rose from 127 to 135, with new positions in city hall, public safety, neighborhood and…
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